An integrative ICT platform for eHealth

2014 IST-Africa Conference and Exhibition, IST-Africa 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages

  Alberts, Ronell ^a   Fogwill, Thomas ^a   Botra, Adele ^a   Cretty, Matthew ^a  

^a CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

data integration; eHealth; ICT platform; mHealth; mobile communication

Indexed keywords

DATA INTEGRATION; INTEROPERABILITY; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EHEALTH; HEALTH RELATED INFORMATIONS; ICT PLATFORMS; INFORMATION LEVELS; M-HEALTH SERVICES; MHEALTH; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84906751871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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